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Non-Constitution Of Internal Committee Under POSH Act In Violation Of Mandate Under Indian Laws; Delhi Court Punishes Srilankan Airlines
A Delhi court recently convicted SriLankan Airlines, holding them in violation of the Sexual Harassment at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition & Redressal) Act, 2013.Dev Saroha, Metropolitan Magistrate, Patiala House Courts, Delhi, while answering the question of whether the Company had an internal committee as mandated under section 4 of the Act, functioning in Delhi division or in India...
Supreme Court Constitution Bench Judgments Of 2020
There were 11 Constitution Bench judgments/orders of the Supreme Court in 2020. Due to the advent of Covid-19 pandemic, many of the hearings took place through video conferencing mode. Anticipatory Bail Cannot Be Limited To A Fixed Period Except In Special And Peculiar Circumstances[Sushila Aggarwal And Others V/S State (NCT Of Delhi)]The Supreme Court held that anticipatory bail should...
'Fascinatingly Bizarre' : CBI Court Remarks On Harish Salve Representing Poorly-Paid Convent Cook In Abhaya Case
In the judgment in the Sister Abhaya murder case, the Special CBI Court has termed it 'fascinatingly bizarre' that one of the witnesses in the case, the poorly paid convent cook Achamma, had carried out 'highly expensive litigation' in far away New Delhi to challenge the constitutional validity of narco-analysis test.The Court described it as a "fascinatingly bizarre" fact as she did not deny...
Supreme Court Monthly Digest: November 2020
Important Judgments/ Orders: 1. Entitlement Of Homebuyer Starts From Date Of Agreement And Not RERA Registration: Supreme Court Order dated November 2, 2020 The Supreme Court held that period for allotment of flat to a homebuyer has to be reckoned from the date of the buyer agreement and not from the date of the registration of the project under the Real Estate Regulation...
No Blanket Bar To Grant Anticipatory Bail In Cases Of Illegal Quarrying/Mining, Smuggling of Sand, Minerals: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court recently clarified that a blanket restriction cannot be placed on anticipatory bail in cases of illegal quarrying/mining, theft and smuggling of sand and minerals, and that each case has to be considered on merits.The bench headed by Justice S. K. Kaul, in the course of hearing a SLP arising out of an October 16 decision of the Madras High Court denying anticipatory bail to...
Delhi HC Issues Notice On Plea For Court-Monitored SIT Probe Into Death of Man In Viral "Jana Gana Mana" Video
The Delhi High Court on Thursday issued notice in a plea filed by the mother of one of the Muslim boys who were seen in the "Jana Gana Mana" video which went viral during the February 2020 North-East Delhi riots. The Court has further directed the Crime Branch to file a status report regarding the progress of the investigation into the death of the Petitioner's son. The matter has...
'Election Process Can't Be Interfered With' : Supreme Court Dismisses Plea Against Consecutive Reservation Of Panchayat President Posts In Kerala
A vacation bench of the Supreme Court on Thursday dismissed a plea which challenged the reservation notification issued by the State Election Commission for local body heads on the ground that it lead to successive/consecutive reservations of the posts of Panchayat Presidents and Municipality Chairpersons."Election process can't be interfered with in the middle", a bench comprising...
NEET 2020 : Supreme Court Refuses To Entertain Plea Seeking Admission To "Higher Option Seat" In AIQ
A vacation bench of the Supreme Court on Wednesday, dismissed as withdrawn a petition challenging a December 15 judgment of Kerala High Court which had dismissed the plea of a student seeking admission to a "higher option seat" in Allotment to medical and allied courses in terms of NEET Rank in the All India Quota Seats and KEAM counselling for state of Kerala.A bench of Justices Indira...
Plea In Supreme Court Seeks Direction To Declare Law Commission A Statutory Body, Appoint Chairperson, Members Soon
The Supreme Court has been moved in a PIL for a direction to the Centre to appoint the Chairperson and Members of the Law Commission of India within one month and make it a statutory body.Alternatively, the petitioner- Supreme Court advocate and BJP leader Ashwini Upadhyay, urges that being the custodian of the Constitution and the protector of fundamental rights, the Court may use...
Sabarimala : Kerala Govt Moves Supreme Court Against HC Direction To Raise Number Of Daily Permissible Pilgrims As 5000
The Kerala Government has filed a special leave petition in the Supreme Court challenging the direction of the High Court of Kerala to raise the number of daily permissible pilgrims as 5000.Taking note of the COVID-19 pandemic situation, a High Level Committee under the Chairmanship of the Kerala Chief Minister had decided on October 5 to permit pilgrimage at Sabarimala during the...
No Legality Attached To Fatwa; Not Binding : Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has recently held that there cannot be any legality or validity attached to a fatwa, especially in respect of ownership of immovable property, and such a declaration would not be binding on a third party.A single judge bench of Justice Pratibha M. Singh answered the issue in an appeal against a lower court order which had dismissed an application pertaining to ownership of...